I Like Speed Cameras

I like speed cameras, really, I do. This page gives my opinions on why
speed cameras are a good thing. My other page
here is about bad statistics and
the horrendous abuse of them by the National Safety Camera Partnership.

You're supposed to be able to stop in half the distance you can see. If
you can't get down to the speed limit in the distance between you seeing a
bright orange thing and getting to it, you're driving much too fast.

90% of drivers think their driving is better than average. Shows how much
we can trust their judgement.

Speed Cameras enforce the law, which is never a bad thing. If you think
the law is a bad law complain to parliment.

A whole class of dangerous drivers will get to learn to love public
transport. This may help improve the state of our public transport and our
roads.

Cars are noisy. The faster a car travels the louder it gets. Making the
travel more slowly makes for quieter living for everyone who lives on or near
a main road.

One thought I've had, why don't we abolish speed limits but make colliding a
crime. Something like 5-20 years in prison for each collision, even if not
fatal. Afterall, if you weren't driving too fast you wouldn't have hit
it. I don't think this is a desirable solution, but it does seem to be
the extreme position that the anti camera & speed limit people should
like.